Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 14
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
पर्वते रत्नमाले च दूषणाख्यो महासुरः । बलवान्दैत्यराजश्च धर्मद्वेषी निरन्तरम्
parvate ratnamāle ca dūṣaṇākhyo mahāsuraḥ | balavāndaityarājaśca dharmadveṣī nirantaram
在宝鬘山（Ratnamālā）上，住着一位名为杜沙那（Dūṣaṇa）的大阿修罗——力大无比，为代底耶之王，且恒常憎恨正法（dharma）。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
FAQs
It introduces the archetype of the dharma-dveṣī (one who hates righteousness), setting the moral-spiritual contrast by which Shiva’s grace and the restoration of dharma become intelligible in the narrative.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, asuric hostility to dharma typically becomes the backdrop for turning toward Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga as the accessible form through which Shiva protects devotees and re-establishes sacred order.
The implied takeaway is to strengthen dharma through Shiva-upāsanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined conduct, which counteracts the inner tendency toward dharma-dveṣa.